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Subject: An update on the nuclear laser proposal.

Date: Mon Jun 2 20:58:12 2003
Posted by Chris Mauzey
Grade level: 10-12 School: Willows High School
City: Willows State/Province: CA Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 1054605492.Ph
Message:

Before I proposed the idea to create a laser powered by nuclear reactions 
(fission or fusion).  When I got a response from one of your scientists he 
told me that such a device would be one that emits a coherent beam of gamma 
rays.  Yet, he also told me that due to the nonexistence of any material that 
reflects gamma radiation such a device would be infeasible.  Yet, about two 
years later I have stumbbled over a site where a lab has claimed to have built 
such a device.  The site can be found here: 
http://www.utdallas.edu/research/quantum/cqeseg3.htm

I read some of it and it sounded really similar to what I proposed.  Could 
this be an actual GASER (Gamma-wave version of LASER)?  Can you find any other 
work out there similar to this or at least the physics that pertain to this?  
It would really help me in trying to wrap my mind around something seemingly 
impossible.  There is a lot of bunk out there by quacks and just to be on the 
safe side I'd like a second point of view from some more trusted people.  
Thanking you advance for the help you've given me before.


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